Paph philippinense alba X Kolosand

[gego]

Parents are 'Albino Beauty' x ' QF Green Dragon' FCC from Sam.
Dorsal is small. Good grower so I'm hoping more flowers for the second time.

 

[troy]

Nice!! It looks like the phillie stunted the plant size quite a bit, my kolosand had a 39" leafspan

 

[gego]

Yes. Albas are small and two parents are albas I guess. This is a first step to create an alba sandi hybrid according to Sam.

 

[Ozpaph]

I dont think the labels correct.
Send a photo to Sam.

 

[gego]

You mean he mis labeled it? The plant and flower are very typical of the parents.
Very unlikely he would be bringing plants mislabeled at Redland.

 

[eds]

I think Ozpaph might have been expecting a flower with less colour! Though this link, https://paphparadise.com/product/paph-philippinense-album-x-kolosand-album/ says the first ones flowering have had 'type' colouration.

 

[gego]

Very unlikely to get even close to alba. Maybe in the next breeding. Which is Sam's expectation.

 

[Djthomp28]

I have one of these from Sam but mine has not bloomed yet. Thanks for showing me what to look forward to!

 

[SlipperKing]

I think the label is correct. You just couldn't get a more opposite result from the desired outcome.

 

[Greenpaph]

Agree with Rick. Major Phil influence! Nice gold color.

 

[Ozpaph]

ask Sam...........

 

[troy]

Far from alba, but at least it blooms!!

 

[gego]

It is actually what I expected except the count. You can see each parent's good traits are amplified and fixes the weaknesses. Im also glad that it did not turned out a bland half baked alba. Keeper.

 

[Sky7Bear]

I also have one of these in first bloom--appears to be from the same breeding, but purchased from Paph Paradise. I was not looking for alba in coloration, so am pleased with the result. My expectation was for smaller size from the philippinense, flower count from the kolopakingii and shape from the sanderianum, and I believe it accomplishes that. I think the petals on mine have a somewhat wider "stance" (probably from sanderianum) but the same golden coloration and 5 flowers. Let's see if I can get the photo to load. The RHS lists the name as Paph. Reverend Canon Mari.

 

[blondie]

A very nice blooms the colour contrast is great

 

[emydura]

That is seriously nice. I would prefer this to an album form. Reading those links, this cross is typically producing coloured forms, so the ID of yours is fine.

Is the Kolosand parent a normal form that carries the album gene?

 

[gego]

That is my understanding but it had a lot of green on it (Green Dragon). Maybe Sam will cross this back to a kolo alba or another phili alba to come up with an albino looking sandi.